Moataz A. Mohammad
Objective
to find good translation agencies to work and cooperate with regularly and professionally as a freelancer.
Work Experience
Future Group
(The leader of translation and localization in the Middle East)
10 Abd El-Rahman El-Rafie St, off Mohy El-Din Abul-Ezz, Mohandsin, Cairo, Egypt
English-Arabic Senior Translator and Reviewer October 07 – February 08
- Translating and reviewing technical, IT, user manuals, software, hardware, documentation, web-content & automotive
- Performing review on junior translators, preparing error reports and revision sheets and providing comments to them
- Perform Arabic proofreading on the target translations
- Holding kick-off and training sessions with junior translators
- Participating in software localization projects for international clients: Microsoft (Windows Mobile, Windows Live, Visio), HP, Nissan, Oracle (help files), Canon (camera and camcoder manuals), Samsung, Nokia (UI and marketing materials), Siemens, Cisco (CCNA and CCNP educational materials), Caterpillar, Infiniti, Ford, Chrysler & others
- Preparing terminology sheets for new projects and replying to client queries
- Translating and reviewing legal, marketing, contracts, commercial and medical materials
- Received translation, Arabic and revision training sessions
E-Localize
Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Arabic-English Senior Translator April 06 – May 07
- Translated legal materials and contracts from English to Arabic
- Translated user guides, automotive, mobile, software materials
- Translated technical materials into Arabic
- Translating press materials from Arabic to English
- Provided with Arabic & translation advanced training
Classic Translators (Accredited Translation Offices)
Khobar & Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Arabic-English Translator July 05 – Feb. 06
- Translated official, governmental and business documents
- Translated legal contracts for international companies (Aramco, Sabic, Al-Raghy, Saad Hospitals & others)
- Translated educational certificates and commercial docs
- Translated medical reports from English into Arabic
- Communicated with multinational clients (in English)
Bayan-Tech
Mohandesin, Cairo, Egypt
English-Arabic Translator June 04 – July 05
- Translated (Nokia) mobile user guides, interface & presentations
- Translated variety of IT, web-content & technical documents
- Translated marketing and promotional materials
- Assisted in validation and proofreading tasks
- Get acquainted with most CAT software and translation basics
- Improved high level of typing skills and web search
As a freelancer and part-time translator, I have been working for:
1. Cosmos Translation Company (Cairo, Egypt) (MS Office 14, Electrolux)
2. Me Local Gate (Cairo, Egypt) (MS Office 14 & Medical materials)
3. MITSCO Languages & Translation (www.mitsco.com.eg) (financial, accounting)
4. OrchTech (www.orchtech.com) (Chemistry & Physics tutorial software)
5. Arab Orient for Legal Translation (Abu Dhabi, UAE) (legal mainly)
6. Communication Legal Translation (Dubai, UAE) (financial & legal)
7. Jai Translations (Delhi, India) (documentary translation)
8. New Life Translation (Cairo, Egypt) (Aljazeera Children Channel & contracts)
9. Soft-Localize (www.softlocalize.com)
10. View Point for Translation (www.viewpoint-eg.com) (banking & financial)
11. Galloper Legal Translation (Cairo, Egypt) (official documents)
Computer Skills - Windows XP & Vista
- Ms Word 2003 & 2007 (touch typing)
- Ms Office Package (Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)
- FrontPage, HTML & Web Search
CAT Tools - Trados 7.5 & 8
SDLX
LocStudio
Helium
Catalyst
Logoport
Idiom
Déjà Vu X
Languages - Arabic
English
French Mother Tongue
Very Good Fair
Education B.A. English Language and Literature
Faculty of Arts Cairo University
Department of English May 2004
Post-Graduate Studies
Currently a student of the Legal and UN Translation Professional Diploma at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
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